Alternators for Lincoln Vehicles

As vengeance for his banishment from Cadillac, Henry Ford went on to build the Ford Motor Company to international success.  That success would eventually allow him to purchase the dying Lincoln Motor Company in 1922 from Henry Leland, the man most directly responsible for Ford’s removal from Cadillac 20 years prior.  Initially, the Lincoln Motor Company made most of its income from government contracts for airplanes during the first World War.  In 1917, Lincoln rolled out their first car, the Model L, a luxury car intended to compete against Cadillac, Buick, Packard, and Pierce-Arrow.  When ownership transferred to the Ford Motor Company, the Lincoln name added merit and credibility to Ford’s second attempt at entering the luxury market.  The new Lincoln cars were instant sales winners with customers and one of the most desirable marques in the segment.  Featuring bespoke coachwork with elongated front ends, bulging fenders, and powered by massive V12 engines, Lincoln epitomized the classic American boulevard cruiser with models such as the Model K, KA, and Phaeton.  Lincoln continued to redefine the American luxury car with brand new, revolutionary designs such as the Zephyr and Continental.  The Continental evolved into Lincoln’s most iconic vehicle, despite it being the brand’s most limited and exclusive model.  A Continental is easily recognized by its upright C-pillars, squared bodywork, rear-hinged “suicide doors”, and the rear trunk-mounted spare tire kit (called a “Continental kit”).  Such styling features were unseen at the time, but soon were mimicked and copied by other automakers.  Styling and technology continued to be a constant theme at Ford’s Lincoln division, a tradition that continued with the Mark Series, the full-size Town Car, and LSC sports coupe.  As foreign competitors entered the US market in the 80s and 90s, Lincoln began to reinvent their product lineup from the ground up.  The Town Car and Continental were regular employed as livery fleet service vehicles and were often common sights at hotels and airports, but regular consumer sales were declining.  The 2000s introduced a new age for Lincoln.  To cash in on the luxury truck trend, Lincoln debuted the Blackwood pickup (later, the Mark LT) and Navigator SUV, upscale variants of the Ford F-150 and Expedition, respectively.  The late 2000s re-introduced the Zephyr (later renamed MKZ) and a new full-size sedan called the MKS to replace the defunct Continental and aging Panther-based Town Car.  Currently, Lincoln’s lineup serves a broad range of car shoppers with new crossovers MKX, MKT, MKC, and the upcoming, next-generation Continental flagship luxury sedan.



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